Sindh highway projects get big boost under PSDP 2026-27

August 12, 2026 (MLN): Sindh's motorway and highway infrastructure is set for a major boost in the current financial year, with the National Highway Authority (NHA) earmarking Rs49.305bn for key projects under its Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) 2026-27, including the Hyderabad-Sukkur Motorway and rehabilitation of the flood-damaged N-5 corridor.

Sindh component of the NHA's PSDP for 2026-27 covers nine motorway and highway projects with a combined approved PC-I cost of Rs594.977bn, APP reported.

Cumulative expenditure on these schemes stood at Rs122.508bn by June 2026, with a remaining throw-forward liability of Rs472.469bn as of July 1, 2026.

The FY27 allocation comprises Rs8.055bn in local funding and Rs41.25bn in foreign assistance.

The biggest share, Rs30bn, has been earmarked for the 306-kilometre Hyderabad-Sukkur Motorway, a six-lane, divided and fenced facility planned on a build-operate-transfer basis.

The project carries an approved cost of Rs363.7bn and a throw-forward of Rs363.691bn, with the allocation comprising Rs2bn in local funding and Rs28bn in foreign assistance.

The procurement process is expected to be finalized in November 2026.

Another Rs9bn has been allocated for the rehabilitation and reconstruction of the N-5 section between Moro and Ranipur, covering kilometres 318 to 404 on both carriageways as well as restoration of 32 damaged bridges.

The Rs57.245bn project had utilized Rs13.224bn by June 2026, leaving a throw-forward of Rs44.021bn, with physical progress at 23% on Lot-1 and 19% on Lot-2. Completion is targeted for June 30, 2027.

The NHA has also earmarked Rs5bn, including Rs4bn in foreign assistance, for construction of an additional carriageway spanning 221.9km on the Indus Highway (N-55) between Shikarpur and Rajanpur.

Against an approved cost of Rs44.704bn, expenditure currently stands at Rs32.108bn with a throw-forward of Rs12.596bn.

Progress has reached 24% on Lot-1, 21% on Lot-2, 79% on Lot-3 and 73% on Lot-4, with completion targeted for October 2026.

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